Former Maharashtra home minister R R Patil battles for life

January 19, 2015 09:00

Former home minister RR Patil, 57, is battling for life at the intensive care unit of Mumbai's Lilavati Hospital. The senior Nationalist Congress Party leader, who has been hospitalised for over a fortnight at the Bandra hospital, is on ventilator support, The Times of India reports.

Patil has been undergoing treatment for malignancy for the past two weeks. His condition is said to have rapidly deteriorated over the last four days when the doctors decided to move him to the ICU.

The hospital has refused to divulge any details about his medical condition.

Read the full report here

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Has Govinda Forgiven Krushna Abhishek?

Govinda surprised everyone by attending his niece Arti Singh's wedding.

Indian-origin man killed while evading arrest in US

A 42-year-old Indian-origin man in the United States was shot and killed by police in San Antonio after he struck two officers with his vehicle as they were trying to arrest him in connection with an aggravated assault case against a woman.

Modi is scared, he may cry on stage: Rahul

The former Congress chief accused Modi of 'diverting public attention' through various means.

Swapnil reveals how RCB bowlers stopped the rampaging SRH batters

Following his side's win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) bowling all-rounder Swapnil Singh said that the ball was stopping and the team felt that their 207-run target was defendable.

India can speak...: US on Australian journalist's visa row

The row was erupted after Australian journalist Avani Dias claimed she was forced to leave India.